Candy-wrapping machine.



E. C. THORSCHMIDT.

CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 11110.1, 1910.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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B. G. THORSCHMIDT.

CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 11120.1, 1910.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1130.7, 1910.

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APPLIOATION FILED 1120.7, 1910.

Patented Aug. 18, 19m

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APPLICATION FILED DBO. 7, 1910. Patented Aug. 18,

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. maintain inner end .ofthe pockets 20, 20 until the hopper 15 and the-channel 19. As the sticks ofcandy pass over the end of the rails 21, 21 they are permitted to drop to the bottom of the pockets 20, which are upturned and in an inclined position at this point in the rotation of the drum 18. .The stick of candyis't'hus transferred to that part of the pockets adjacent the core of the drum. The sticks of candy thus deposited in the prickets; are held; adjacent the inner ends thereof 'by means of auxiliary rails 24:, 24;, The rails .24, .24; are' disposed, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, to the sticks of candy at the the stick is rolled over the end of the rails 24,,th'e ends being disposed as shown in Flg. 2 of the drawings, so that at the moment of deliveryof tlie stick of candy therefrom the ocket 20 is as shown in said Fig. 1 disposed abovethe 'rolling drum and above the wrapping mechanism thereon mounted. The purpose in maintaining the stick of candy at the inner endof the pockets 20 when the said pockets are inverted is to provide a drop for the candy. This drop, as hereinafter stated, forces the wrapping paper which the said drum has picked up into .its proper position in the wrapping mech- The sticks of candy arewrappedin sheets of paper prepared and out as shown in Fig.

produce a corner 25 extendedlbeyo nd the.

ll'qo'f the drawings. It. illbeQ-noted that bodyof. the paper, which corner is the last fragment of 'paper rolled upon the cylinder 'of'the stick of candy. ,By employing paper of this shape it. will noted that the ex posed edge of the wrapper is spirally dis posed on ,the completely wrapped'stick of candy,

tightly. upon .:the completed stick}. This.

method; of wrapping articles of this character is found tobeadyantageous in all re: spects. The paper thus cutfis delivered ,in'

packets and deposited on a platform 26F'The platform 26 is mounted in guided relation between standards 27,127,. and is supported 5.0 otallylmountedin pivot blocks 22,29 supby screws 28 28. The screws28, 28 are pivportedluponan elevator 30- andbrackets 31. 31.,- The; paper, when mounted on the platforih 26 isv further guided hymeans of a face v plate '32 extended lengthwise :of thejsaid platform; 1 I ...The platform 26 has' pi'vlotally mounted thereon-a plurality, of gripper jaws-33, 83. Thegjawsfiii, 33, as seen best in Figs. 5 and 6 ofthedrawings, are pivoted. at 34:, 34 on theplatfQrin 26,. and are provided midway.

their length with screw threaded sections 35 the threadswherein are adapted to register I with the threads formed ,'on the screws 28'. The"jaws 33, 33 are provided with handles laying the edge" therebyineatly and 36, 36 and are normally closed'upon the screws 28 by means of flat springs 37, 37. The. aws 33 fills-are opened only when it is desired to lower the platform 26 to the lower end of the screws It will observed that as the screws 28, .38 are rotated the engagement of the said screws. with the jaw: 33, 33 lifts the platform 26 to carry the same gradually toward the upper end of the screws 28. It will also be seen that. the feed of the screws 28 must compensate for the delivery successively of each'of the sheets of paper on the platform 26, as the same are removed from the top by the drum 18. as hereinafter setforth. The

screws 28, 28 are each provided with a worm wheel 88- wherewlth is engaged a. worm. gear 39 formed at each end-of a shaft 40.

vided with collarsdfi, 46: .at their' lower ends, to'fit eccentrics 47,47 fixedlymounted on Za' driven shaft i8; "As theishaftiS is rotated, forwhich purpose a gear wheel 419 is fixedly mounted onj the said shaft, the eccentrics 47,

AT reciprocate.vertically the elevator 30.;

The eccentrics 47 are provided to produce agiven liftto the-elevator 30 andto the; platform 26 'a'nd: packet of paper carried gth ereon." lift is, provided to press the upper sheet offlthepacket of paper ontheplatform 26lagainstkthe ends of the tubes 50, 50 provided at'each end'of-the drum 18. "It

:is to compensate for. the gradually diminishf ding" height of the packet' c'if [paper that the 3 0 supporting.the'fsa-m'e, the top sheet of {paper is pressed -"against theends offthe i tubes 5,0.

A Mounted fixedly. on the shaft "i=0 is a ratchet wheel '51. The ratchet wheel 51 is engaged by 'ajpawl 52,.n'ormally held in engagement? 53. The pawl 52 serves".

ratchet 51 by neans of aflat sp mgss. The,

fiat ,$pring58. is anchored "in a "post R: p v "will be; observed that thefelevator 30,; :being thus provided with thegratche t;

'51 andth'e, standing 'structurefiadj-acentthe platform 2h 'is graduallylifted so that with each elevatlon ofthe packet, and the elevator said elevator being provided with the detent 54 adapted to engage successively the teeth of the ratchet wheel 51,the said ratchet wheel is engaged and rotated gradually by the detent 54. The gearing is calculated so that the shaft is rotated sufficiently by by each engagement of the detent'54 to turn the worm gears 38=andscrews 28 connected tlierewitl1 -jr1st sufficiently to raise. the platform 26 a distance equaltoithe thickness of each sheet of Wrapping'paper forming the packet resting on the said platform. i 1 The shaft 48 is mountedin bearings formed at the upper ends of standards 60,

60. The shaft is driven by'any suitable train ofgearsythat in 'the present instance being shown as the transmission gear wheels belt driven pulley 65.

61- and 62, and the driving gear wheel 63 rigidly mounted on a driving shaft 64. The driving shaft 64 is rotated by any suitable means, that shown in the drawings being a The gear wheel .62 is tooth engaged with a gear wheel 66, which in @turn is tooth engaged with a gear wheel 67 The gear wheel 67 is fixedly mounted on a' sleeve -'68, on which is fiXedly mounted the drum 18. Hence-the gdrum 18. andthe shaft 48 are rotated in harmony, the'relative rate of rotations bein ascertained and fixed the ratio between-she gear wheel 61 and the gear. wheel 49 beingsuch as to prodnce'one lift of the elevator 30, platform 2G,- and packet carried thereby, as each ofthe-tubes is presented-to the-"packet, and at abouta; perpendicular angle thereto, at which angle the packet closes completelytlie' opening aperture in each of the channels. 69 formed in the saidtubes.

The paper is caused to adhere to the tubes 50 by reason of a rarefication ofthe air formed in the channels 69 as each of the said tubes are" pressed against the-t'op of the packet. =The sheet of'paper affected by the suction within-the channel69 is the uppermost sheet -of t-l1e-packet'.-- The rarefication of a'ir in each of the said channels '69is pro duced by theair'contained in-the saidtu-bepassing within the hollow of'a tube 70, the inner chamber whereof is in communication I withantair pumpingmeohanismof any suitthe tube -are in communication, "as will-be seen-by reference to Fig. 4. of the drawings,

able form or character. -The tnb'e l lliSfStzF tionaryand is in "open communication witha1 duct 71 throngh "an elboir -nnion 725bothlcon= nected; with the-suction en 'dbfa suitable air} exhausting engine'i The inner chamber or the tube" 70 is connected:- alternately with each of the channels 69 by means of a pas The channels 69 and the inner chainber of when the channel 69 is inl-contactua'l relation with'gthexpacket supported on theplat- '65 form 26 tf-The .c'ommnnieation 'thus' succes" and 84.

sively established between each channel 89 and the tube 70 is maintained until the channel passes out of engagement with the passage '73. Atthis instant it will be observed that the sheet of paper which. the tube 50 has extracted from the top of the packet'on the platform 26 is carried forward by the rotation of the drum 18,"until the forward end of th e paper, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, is disposed above the opening between the drums 74 and 75. It will also be observed that-by reason of the width of the paper, and the relation of the'tubes 50 following-the pockets 20 shown in dotted lines in Fig-4, the forward or squared-end of the v paper'is disposed across the\.-open"'end of the.

pocket 20.; It will also be observed that at thisinstant the drum 18;.i's-'.rota-tedto a position "where the pocket QOin-front of the active tube 50 hascarried the stickrof candy therein contained beyond the support of the drop upon the paper, which drop of the candy-carries the forward edge of the paper do-wn between the drums 74 and75 upon a belt 76, to seat the said belt more firmly 1n position, and at the same time breaks the seal at the .end of the channel 69, freely releasing thereby the hold of the tuhe'SO on the paper.

g The successive operations of the pockets 20, 20 and tubes 50; 50'and the paper feeding mechanism is obvious. The operation vcontinuesuntil thezmachinc is arrested, or

the supply of candy sticks in the hopper 15 s exhausted.

. The sheets of paperi77 arc'wrapped fllfl li lt.

the candy sticks by the belts 76, 76.

: rails 24, 24, permitting the stick. ofjcandy to i support the belts 76,76 the drums 7 4, 75 and -78: are" provided. The drums 78 78 are a J i disks-'19 which are mounted upon the dr1vi mounted in bearings Jfonned-in poly-lateral ing shaft-64. H'lhe drums 74; 7 4 are pivot-cf recesses 81,1 81." The recesses 81 are p'rd vidcdio' receive the drums 75-when the same are moved toward theilrunis' 73, and to pro I .ally mounted in hearingsin disks 80 and 84,

theperipheries'whereof are serrated to -fornr y 'v'ide for.Jay-suitable*separation between the sections of the belt 76 rolling over the said drums Hand -75 when thelsaid drums are :thus approximated. "The drums 7 5 are suitably mounted in levers-82, 82; which levers are pi oted at It is to rotate-the druin flpandthrough 83; .83 between the disks 80 v .means-of. the belt 76 thati l have-provided the roller wheels 85, It will be observed that when-the belts 76 are-drawn snug upon the druni's 74%,75 and-78gas they are by the interpositionof th-fisticksof candy A, and when 'the lerer 82 isfthrown over to approximate the drum; 75 toth.e;a n1 74. the rotation of thedrum flf-rotates the said mentioned -(1n'1ms -;and-the stick offcandy'Ai' resting within. the loop formed by the belts i said stick being pocketed between the three drums, as shown at the top of Fig. a of the drawings. In this manner the stick of candy and the paper wrapped thereupon are rotated about a self-contained center, the said stick of candy and the main portion of the wrapper thereby rotating in jmztaposed relation to grippeis for holding the empty and extended ends ofthewrapper.

it is to rotate the wheels 85 that I have provided the segmental circular tracks 86,86. The forward ends of the tracks 86 are shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings, being disposed so that the wheels 85 ride upon the tracks after the levers 82 have been forced over to throw the drum in position to surround, with the belt, the stick of candy A. From this position until the wheel passes over the opposite end of the track 86, which is below the shaft 64, the drums and candy stick, together with the wrapymd paper surrounding the said candy stick, are continually rolled within the loop formed in the belts 76. It is by this means that the paper is rolled about-the candy sticks.

The levers S2, 82 are forced over to approximate the drum 7 5 to the drum 74: by means of a semi-circular drum 87. The are of the circle of the drum 87 is slightly greaterthan the arc of the circle of the track 86. The ends of the drum 87 slightly overlap the ends of the track 86. By this arrangement there is secured an action on the part of the drum 75 whereby the said drum is moved toward the drum 7 4 prior to the commencement of the rotation of the candy stick, and is maintained after the suspension of the said rotation.

In Fig. 10 of the drawings I have shown a. modified form of the invention, and the part thereof controlling thebelts '76, wherein the said belt 76 is elongated, and is guided by idlers 88, 89 and 90. The operation of the drums 75, 71 and T8 is the same in all respets as that above described. The reason for the modification shown in said Fig. 10 of the drawings is that in some instances, and particularly in machines of large size, it is advantageous to hold the belt 76 in pocket form without depending upon the fall of the candyfrom the pockets E20, 20 to dc tn'ess'the belt between the drums H and 75, as above described. 1

During the operation of rolling the candy sticks, and after the wrapper has been completely formed, and prior to the delivery of the wrapped candy stick, the ends of the paper wrapper are twisted to hold the wrappertightly upon the candy sticks.

v The twist of the paper-above referred to is effected primarily by the jaws 91, 91 closing on the overhanging ends 92, 92 of the paper wrapper 77. The jaws 91, 91 are pivoted at 98, 9?) on the edge of the disks 7 9 and on the straight sides thereof. The jaws 91, 91 are normally separated, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, by a spring 9st which extei'ids between the short ends 95, 95 extended from said jaws on the opposite side of the pivots 93, 93. The ends 95, 95 bear upon and ride the edge surface of a double extended cam 96, which is fixedly mounted on apivot shaft 97, at the opposite end whereof is fixedly secured a trailer block 98.

The pivot shaft 97 is extended through a disk 99. The block 98 is deflected, and the shaft 97 rotated by the said block striking upon a bolster 100 of the cam 101 of a stationary disk 102. The cam 101 is provided with a length adapted to maintain the jaws 91, 91' in closed position while the candy stick is being rolled sufliciently often to twist the paper end between the portion of the extended end 92 held between the jaws 91 and the end of the candy stick A to form a lock for the wrapper. The cam 101 is so disposed that the bolster 100 thereof en gages the trailer block 98 after the drums 7 1, 5. and 78 and belts 76 have completely wrapped the paper 77 about the candy stick A. The tail end of the cam 101 is disposed with reference to the track 86 and the drum 8? to drop the trailer block 98 to the lower level of the disk 102 prior to the wheel 85 leaving the track 86. hen the candy sticks A are thus wrapped, having the .ends' twisted, and, the paper tightly drawn, the same are delivered from the drums 74, 7 5 upon a delivery belt. 103. The belt 103.is endless and ismounted.

on drums 1041, 104:. .The delivery end ofthe belt 103 is disposedin any convenient osi-t tion with reference to the carton employedfor packing the candy.

Thus it willbe seen that in the operation of a machine constructed and arranged. in"

accordance with the drawings herewith, and

as above -described,candy:-. sticks aresdelivered in bulk to the hopper. 15 from\'vh-ioh= they are separated or extractedby means of the pockets "20} andmoved-gther'eby from 1 under the delivery;'= end of: the-hopper 15. while supported on the rails 21; that, at thev ends of the rails21, and while thepockets 2 0 are still upwardly inclined, the sticks are dropped to the inner end of the said pockets ;1

that they are maintained-during a'ce'rt'ain portion of the remainder-of rotation by means of the rails 24: at the inner ends of the said pockets; that aseach pocket 20, containing its candy stick, is-passed'overthe packet of sheets of wrappingpapers, one of the said,

sheets is removed from the said-packet in such'inanner that its-forward edge is held under the pocket containing the candy stick; that as the pocket containing-the candystick and the sheet of wrapping paper now carried by the drum forming the said" tacle.

pocket reaches a certain point of delivery from the said drum, and when the wrapping paper is disposed over the gapped wrapping members, the candy stick is released and dropped into engagement with the rolling or wrapping mechanism carrying with pletely formed the extended ends of the .paper are grasped and held non-rotatively while the candy stick and wrapping paper held thereb'y are rotated, thus forming a twist or stricture in the wrapping paper adjacent the ends of the candy stick; that the ends are released prior to the wrapped sticks arriving at the delivery station; and that when the sticks have so arrived they are delivered to a conveyer by which they are conveyed to a carton or suitable packing recep- All of the actions excepting the feeding of the machine with successive packets of wrapping paper and with candy sticks are automatic and power operated.

At Fig. 12 of the drawings there is shown a modified 'form of the drums forrolling the candy stick and wrapping paper therefor. In the modified form the drum 105 corresponding to the drum 7 8 in the preferred'fo'rm isniounted in bearing boxes 106, which boxes are radially s'lidable in slots 107 formed in the disks 79. The. boxes 106 are normall maintained at near the rotary center ot't'e disks 79 by means of spiral springs 1( )8. By means of this arrangement the belt 7 is permitted latitude of adjustment not provided or in the usual form, and which latitudeprovides for the introduction into the machine of candy sticks of irregular-diameter; thus, when sticks of greater diameter are, introduced into the machine, the belt 76 folding about the greater circumference of the candy, draws outward the drum 105,- compressing the spring 108. In other respects the modified form of the machine is the same as in the preferred form; l

-In Fig. 13 is shown a construction for holding the disk 102 by which the cam-96 and the trailer block 98 are operated. .The disk 102 is rigidly mounted on the end of a sleeve 109 which is bolted to the stationary frame of the machine. A tie rod 110 is extended through from end to end of the ma-- chine, forming a bearing for the disks 79. The sleeve. 109 forms a bearin for the journal 'boxes'lll on which is fixe ly mounted the transmission gear wheel 63.

comprising a receiving hopper; a rotary extracting mechanism having elongated pockets; a rolling mechanism arranged adjacent saidextracting mechanism to receive the ca ndy' sticks from the said pockets; an air suction device connected With said ex tracting mechanism adjacent said pockets for extracting successively the sheets of wrapping paper to interpose the same in the path of said candy sticks when delivered paper disposed in line with said pockets; an elevating mechanism for said magazine embodying a vertical feed adapted to compensate for the exhaustion of the paper by successive sheets, and further embodying a reciprocating mechanism for retracting, raisfrom said pockets; a magazine for wrapping ing and lowering the said feed paper and a magazine supporting same.

2. machine for wrapping candy sticks, comprising a receiving extracting drum having elongated pockets; a plurality-of supporting rails adjacent the delivery end of said hopper and below-the periphery of said drum to support the candy sticks at approximately the level of the periphery of said drum during the passage of the same pastthe deliveryopening of said hopper; means for maintain ng the candy sticks at near theinner end of said pockets after the same have passed the delivery opening of said hopper and prior to arriving at the delivery station for said pockets; and an air suction device. connected with said drum adjacent said pockets for extracting successively the sheets of Wrapping paper to intcrpose the same in the pathof said candy sticks when delivered from said pockets.

I 3. A-machine for wrappilig candy sticks,

comprising a receiving hopper; a rotary extracting drum having elongated pockets; a plurality of supporting rails adjacent the delivery end of said hopper and below the periphery of said drum to support the candy sticks at approximately the level of the periphery of the drum during the passage of the same past the delivery opening of said sively the sheets of wrapping paper to interpose the same in the path of sald candy sticks when delivered from said pockets.

4. A machine for wrappin candy sticks,

comprising a receiving hopper; a rotary extracting drum having elongated pockets;

a plurality of supporting rails adjacent the opper; a rotary llO and paper; and means drums.

- drums disposed delivery endof said hopper and below the path of said candy sticks when delivered periphery of saiddruin to support the candy sticks at approximately the level of the po riphery ol said drum during thc passa gc oil the same past the dehvpry opening oi: sa d hopper; means for maintainnig the candy sticks at near the inner end of said pockets after the same have passed the delivery opening of said hopper and prior to arriving at the delivery station for said pockets; an air suction device connected with said drum adjacent said pockets for extracting successively the sheets of wrapping paper to interpose the same in the path of said candy sticks when delivered from said pockets; a rolling mechanism embodying a plurality of directly connected rotary drums disposed in surrounding relation to said candy sticks for rotating said 5. A machine for wrapping candy sticks, comprising a receiving hopper; a rotary extracting drum having elongated pockets; a plurality of supporting "ails ad acent the delivery opening of said hopper and below the periphery of said drum to support the candy sticks at approximately the level of the periphery of said drum during the passage of the same past the delivery opening of said hopper; means for maintannng the candy sticks at near the inner end of said pockets'after the same have passed the de livery openinc: of said hopper and prior to arriving at the delivery station for said pockets; an air suction device connected with said drum adjacent said pockets for extracting successively the sheets of wrapping pap'er to interpose the same in the path of said candy sticks when delivered from said pockets; a rolling mechanism embodyin a plurality of directly connected rotary in surrounding relation to said candy sticks and paper; means for rotating said drums; and means disposed adjacent said rotary drums to engage in holding relation said paper during the rotation of said candy stick and paper;

6. A machine for wrapping candy sticks, comprising a receiving hopper; a rotary extracting drum having elongated pockets; a plurality of supporting rails ad acentthe delivery opening of Said hopper and below the periphery of said drum to support the candy sticks at approximately the level of the periphery of said drum during the passage of the same past the delivery opening of said hopper; means for maintaining the candy sticks at near the inner end of said pockets after the same have passed thedelivery opening of said hopper and prior to arriving at the delivery station for said pockets; an air 'suction device connected with said drum adjacent said. pockets for extracting successively the sheets of Wrapping paper to interpose the same in the hodylng a plurality oi from said pockets; a rolling mechanism emdirectly connected rotary drums disposed in surrounding relation to said candy sticks and paper; means for rotating said drums; means disposed adjacent said rotary drums to engage in holding relation said paper during the rotation of said candy stick and paper; and,

means for releasing the hold of said engaging means on said paper prior to the opening of said drums.

T. A machine for wrapping candy sticks, comprising a receiving hopper; a rotary extracting drum having elongated pockets; ,a plurality of supporting rails adjacent the delivery opening of said hopper and below the periphery of said drum to support the candy sticks at approximately thelevel of the periphery of said drum during the passage of the same past the delivery opening of said hopper; means for maintainingthe candy sticks at near the inner end of said pockets after the same have passed the. delivery opening of said hopper and prior to arriving at the delivery station for said pockets; with said drum adjacent said pockets for entracting successively the sheets of Wrapping paper to interposc the same in the path of said candy sticks" when delivered from said pockets; a .rolling' mechanism embodying a plurality of directly connected rotary drums disposed in surrounding relation to said candy sticks and paper; means.

for rotating said drums; means disposed adjacent said rotary drums to engage" in holding relation said paper during the rota} tion of said candy 'stick'and paper; means for releasing the hold of said engaging means on said paper prior to the opening an air suction device connected of said drums; and'means' for opening and closing said drums upon said candy stick.

8. A machine for Wrapping candy sticks, comprising a receiving hopper; a rotary extracting drum having elongated pockets; a rotary rolling mechanism embodying a plurality of series of rolls adapted to close about said candy stick and paper; an air suction device connected with said drum adjacent said pockets for extracting successi ely the sheets of wrapping paper to intel-pose the same in the path'lof said lcandy sticks when delivered from' said pockets;

means for rotating said extracting drum and said rolling mechanism in timed relation; and means for delivering said candy stick from said machine...

9. In a machine for Wrappingcandy,

sticks, a rolling mechanism,'. compr sing a plurality of rollers disposed in parallel relation; an endless belt operative 1y connecting the same and arranged to form a pocket for a candy stick; a Wheel mounted on one of said rollers to rotate the same; a drum from near the receiving station for said candy stick to the delivery station therefor, and between said stations; a cam member adapted to impinge upon said pivoted frame to move the same to close the roller carried thereby upon the candy stick, said cam member being concentric with said drum and extended over an arc greater than the arc of said track; and a plurality of springs connected with said pivoted frame to move the same to withdraw the rollergcarried thereby from said candy stick when said frame is not in contact with said cam member.

10. In a machine for Wrapping candy sticks, a rolling mechanism, comprising a plurality of rollers disposed in parallel relation; an endless belt operatively connecting the same and arranged to form a pocket for a candy stick; a wheel mounted on one of said rollers to rotate the same; a drum having bearings for said rollers; a frame pivoted on said drum forming a bearing for one of said rollers, adapted to swing away from said rollers" to form an opening therebetween; a stationary track for said wheel concentric with said drum extended from near the receiving station for said candy stick to the delivery .station therefor, and betweensaid stations; a cam member adapted to impinge upon said pivoted frame to I move the sane toclose the roller carried thereby upon the candy stick, said cam member being concentric with said drum and extended over an are greater than the arc of said track; a plurality of springs connected with said pivoted frame to move the same to withdraw the roller'carried thereby from said candy stick when said frame is not in contact with said cam member; a plurality of gripping'jaws pivotally mounted on said drum adjacent the ends of said rollers, adapted to close near the ends of said candy stick; a plurality of cams pivotally mounted between said jaws to close the same when moved thereto by said cans; and rotating means for said cams embodying a stationary member beside said drum and formed concentric therewith, said stationary member having less length than said cam member and said track. y

11. In a machine for wrapping candy sticks such as described, the combination of mechanism for rotating said sticks against said wrappers about an axis corresponding to the geometrical axis of the stick; and mechanism for gripping the empty ends of said wrappers when rolled to hold the same against rotation relatively to the said sticks and body of said wrappers during the partial rotation thereof.

12. In a machine for wrapping candy sticks such as described the combination of a mechanism to successively deliver candy sticks; a receiving mechanism for said candy sticks having a series of receptacles; a mechanism for delivering wrappers longer than said sticks to said receptacles in advance of said sticks to partially enfold said .sticks when delivered in said receptacles;

a rotating mechanism mounted in said receptacles to rotate each of said sticks con jointly with each of said wrappers; and a mechanism to twist the ends of said wrappers on said sticks embodying grippers to engage the empty ends of said wrappers after the sane have been rolled on said sticks to hold the same while said sticks and the body of said wrappers are rotated.

13. In a machine of the character described, mechanism whereby the candy stick is enfolded within a wrapper of greater length than said stick by rotating the stick against the wrapper about an axis corresponding to the geometrical axis of the I stick; means for holding the ends of said wrappers after the same have been placed ,in cylindrical form and prior to thesuspension of the rotation of said stick and wrapper.

14. In a machine of the character described, means for wrapping candy sticks in wrappers of greater length than said sticks by rotating said sticks against the wrappers about axes corresponding 'to the geometrical axes of the sticks; and'means for holding relatively stationary the ends of said wrappers by engaging the same interaediate the initiation and termination of rotation of said sticks and Wrappers.

15. In a machine of the character described, a hopper for candy sticks; awrapping mechanism to operate by rotating saidsticks and Wrappers therefor about a self contained center; a transfer mechanism interposed between said hopper and said rotating mechanism to extract the sticks singly from said hopper to deliver the same to said wrapping mechanism, said trans fer mechanism embodying relatively deep pocket-likeinvertible receptacles; means for holding the sticks at the upper end of'said receptacles when inverted; and means interposed between said transfer mechanism and said wrapping mechanisn for disposing across the delivery opening of each -of said receptacles a wrapper for each of said sticks to be seated in said receptacles by the weight of said sticks.-

16. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of means for rolling the article against a sheet of flexible material to Wrap the latter about the article With the ends of the sheet extending beyond iao -rotation relatively to the rotation of the ends of the article, and rotating the wrapp d article, and-nieans for engaging ,n'ith the sheet ends to hold them against rotation relative to the rotation of said wrapped article, for the purpose set forth.

1111i a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a continuously moving conveyor for the articles to be wrapped, means on said conveyor for causing the articlesto be spaced from each other and extend thereon transversely of the path of movement of said conveyor, means for wrapping sheets of flexible material about said articles while on said conveyor, with the ends of the sheets extending beyond the ends of the articles, and means for twisting the ends of the sheets while the wrapped article is being advanced by said conveyor, for the purpose set forth.

18.111 a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a conveyor for the article to be wrapped and the sheet to be wrapped about it, means on said conveyor for causing the article to extend thereon transversely of the path of movement said conveyor and against the sheet, means for wrapping the sheet, about the article, with the ends of the sheet extending beyond the ends of the article, means for rotating the wrapped article while on said conveyor, 1

grippers 'operatively connected with said conveyor and bodily movable therewith, and means for actuating the grippers to engage the ends of the sheet and hold them against said wrapped article.

1.). In a machine of the character set forth, article to be wrapped, means on saidconveyer for causing the article to extend thereon transversely of the patlrof movement. of

said eonveyer, means forwr-appinej a sheet of flexible material about the article, with the ends of the sheet projecting beyond the ends of the article, means for rotating the article in Wrapped condition, gripper-mechanism for engaging with the ends of the sheet operatively. connected with said. conveyer, and meansfor nn'ivingsaid grippermechanism into engagement'with the sheetends for resisting the turning movement of the sheet wrapped about'the article, for the purpose set forth. g

20. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a conveyer for the article to be wrapped, means on said conveyer for causing the article to extend thereon transversely of the path of movementof said conveyor, means for wrapping a sheet of flexible material about the article, with the ends of the sheet projecting beyond the ends of the article, means for rotating'the article in wrapped condition, gripper-meek anism for engaging with the ends of the sheet operatively connected with said conthe combination of a conveyor for the veyer and comprising pairs of relatively movable jaws on the conveyor located on opposite sides of the'latter, and means for closing the jaws to grip between them the ends of the sheet for resisting turning movement of the sheet wrapped about the article, for the purpose set forth.

21. In amachine of the character set forth, the combination of a continuously moving conveyer for the articles to be wrapped, means on said conveyor for causing said article to extend thereon transversely of the path ofmovement of said conveyor, means for wrapping a sheet of flexible n'iatefrial about the article while on said con\'eye.r,.

With the ends of the sheet extending beyond the end of the article, and means, operating during the movement of said conveyor for twisting the ends of the sheet, for the pur: pose set forth.

. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a continuously moving conveyer for the articles to be wrapped, means for feeding said articles to said conveyor, means on said conveyer for causing the articles to be spaced from each other and ,extend thereon transversely of the path, of movement of said conveyor, means for wrapping sheets ofliexible material about the articles while on said conveyor, with the ends oft-he sheets extending beyondthe ends;

of the articles, and means, operating during the movement of said conveyor, for twisting the ends of the sheets, for the-purpose. set forth.- i

forth, the combination of a conveyor 23,,11 ncamachine of the ehalncterv set for. the

article to be wrapped, means on said con-1 I on transversely of the path of movement of said, conveyer, means for rolling the article against a sheet of flexible material to wrap -veyer for causing the article to extend there the latter about the article with the endsof the sheet extending beyond the ends of the article and rotating the Wrapped article while on said conveyor. and means for grips ping the ends of said sheet for holding said ends against rotation relative to the rotation of said wrapped article.

In a a machine of. the character set f rth, the combination of a conveyor for the articles to wrapped, means on said conveyer for causing the articles to be spaced from each other and extend thereon transversely of the path' of movement of said conveyor, means for rolling the articles against sheets of flexible material to wrap the latter about the articles with the ends of the sheets extending beyond the ends of the articles, and rotating thewrapped articles While on the conveyor, and. means engaging with the ends of the sheets to hold said sheet-ends against rotation relative to the rotation off said wrapped articles, for the purpose set forth.

25. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a conveyer for a sheet of flexible material and the article to be wrapped, means on said conveyer for causing the article to extend thereon transversely of the path of movement of said conveyer and against said sheet, means for rolling the article against the sheet to wrap the latter about the article with the ends of the sheet extending beyond the ends of the article and rotating the article with the sheet wrapped about it, and means for holding the ends of the rolled sheet against rotation, for the purpose set forth.

26. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a continuously moving conveyer for a sheet of flexible wrapping material and the article to be wrapped, means on said conveyer for causing the article to extend thereon against the sheet transversely of the path of movement of the conveyer, means for rolling the article against the sheet to wrap the later about the article, with the ends of the sheet extending beyond the ends of the article,

- and means movable with said conveyer for operating on the ends of the sheet to secure the latter in wrapped condition about the article.

27. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a continuously moving conveyer for the article to be wrapped, means on said conveyer for causing the article to extend thereon transversely of the path of movement of the conveyer means for wrapping the sheet of wrapping material about the article, with the ends of thesheet extending beyond the ends of the article, and gripper-mechanism for twisting the ends of the sheet movable with said conveyer.

28. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a continuously movable conveyer for the articles to be wrapped, means on said conveyer for causing the articles to be spaced from each other and extend thereon transversely of the path of movement of said conveyer, means for rolling the articles against sheets of flexible material to wrap the-latter about the articles, with the ends of the sheets extending beyond the ends of the articles, and means for twisting the ends of the sheets, for the purpose set forth.

29. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a conveyer for the article to be wrapped, an article-receiving device on said conveyer for causing the article to extend thereon transversely of the path of movement. of said conveyer, means for wrapping a sheet of flexible material about the article, with the ends of the sheet projecting beyond the ends of the article, means for rotating the article in wrapped condition, and gripping mechanisms on said conveyer arranged at opposite sides of the latter for gripping said sheet-ends during rotation of said wrapped article, for the purpose set forth.

30. In an article-wrapping machine, the combination of a continuously moving conveyer for receiving the articles to be wrapped, means for wrapping sheets of wrapping material about the articles with the ends of the sheets extending beyond the ends of the articles while the latter are on the conveyer, and means operating during movement of said conveyer for twisting thev ends of the sheets, for the purpose set forth.

31. In a machine of the characterv set forth, the combination of a conveyer for advancing an article having a sheet of flexible material wrapped about it, with the ends of the sheet extending beyond the ends of the article, means for rotating the article in wrapped condition while being advanced by said conveyer, and gripper-mechanism bodily movable with said conveyer and advanceable therewith for holding the ends of the sheet against rotation relatively to the movement of said wrapped article while the latter is being rotated and advanced.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this3rd day of December A. D. 1910.

ERNEST C. THORSGHMIDT. Witnesses:

RANK M. ASHLEY, RALPH L. Soo'rr. 

